Chargers QB Philip Rivers can make history vs. Raiders Week 17

Even if the Chargers lose against the Raiders and end up out of postseason contention Week 17, Los Angeles quarterback Philip Rivers will have the opportunity to reach a couple of significant milestones Sunday.

Last week, Rivers passed former Broncos quarterback John Elway for No. 8 in NFL history for the most completions by a quarterback. Moreover, he passed for more than 4,000 yards this season, marking the eight time of his career he has done so.

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This week, Rivers will have the chance to become just the ninth player in league history to reach 50,000 passing yards for his career. He only needs 39 to reach the accomplishment, meaning he will likely accomplish the feat during the first quarter of the game.

Finally, Rivers can also pass former Vikings Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Tarkenton for No.6 all-time for the most touchdown passes in an NFL career.

Despite being on far inferior teams for much of his career, Rivers currently has 339 passing touchdowns, which is more than Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (338) and Giants Quarterback Eli Manning (329), who both were drafted in the same 2004 NFL draft class as the Chargers QB.